301 Re-Direct
I am looking at moving a static html webpage from an existing server to a new server with better service. During the transfer we will be converting the site to a wordpress platform and incorporate a blog. We have built up some backlinks over time with no work on our behalf (20 approx) but we do not want to loose them when we move. How does the process of 301 redirect work. and do we need to still have a account from our old server.
Help? Any ideas or advice.....
You don't need your account on your old server. When you switch to a new server you change the "DNS" records to tell the world that your site is now at the new server. Once that is done (and it has propogated throughout the internet - which can take a couple of days), you will have absolutely no further need for your old server. Your new host will be able to help you with that process, but it is very easy.
301 redirects are also easy to do. You just basically list the old URL (without the domain.com bit) and the new URL (with the domain.com bit). You put these into the .htaccess file which will be at the root of your wordpress installation.
A redirect looks like:
It's simple really. It's easiest just to try it and see what happens! Just try it with one of your existing pages (or make up a couple of pages to play with).Code:redirect 301 /old-page/ http://domain.com/new-page/
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301 redirect is very common for SEO use as people build a new website and target some keywords when they come up they redirect to old domain, So they get traffic of 2 sites with many keywords. Search engine really loves 301 redirect for redirecting traffic...
Hi,
301 redirect is the most efficient and Search Engine Friendly method for webpage redirection. It's not that hard to implement and it should preserve your search engine rankings for that particular page. If you have to change file names or move pages around, it's the safest option. The code "301" is interpreted as "moved permanently".
In this your old domain become completely dead.
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Last edited by brett; 17th November 2011 at 01:49 AM.
301 redirect is the best method to preserve your current search engine rankings when redirecting web pages or a website. The code "301" is interpreted as "moved permanently".
After the code, the URL of the missing or renamed page is noted, followed by a space, then followed by the new location or file name. You implement the 301 redirect by creating a .htaccess file.
301 is the permanent redirection of webpages, This is 301 redirection method which is as folow:
Place the following HTML redirect code between the <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags of your HTML code.
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=other-web-address">
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